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I wish I could just have multiple Chrome installs segregated from each other for different purposes.

I used to use Firefox for work and chrome for personal stuff. My new employer uses Google's business apps so it is easiest in Chrome....but that knocks out my two browsers at once system.

Often I'll need something I saved to drive (sample code, doc, something) or bookmarked in my personal account that suddenly was relevant to work.... swapping logins is a pain....

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You are fundamentally describing Firefox Containers. They are awesome and they work just like that, allowing you to have multiple independent sets of cookies for each context you need.

That sounds great! But if Mozilla follows the pattern they have set, they will discontinue that extension, just like they dumped Tab Groups, etc. So why should users invest in using it and building workflows around it, when it's probably just another rug to be ripped out from under them?

Fair criticism. This one feature, however, is something they've recently been pushing quite hard. I'd bet on medium-term first party support.

You can do exactly that with Chrome profiles, which associates the entire browser profile (avatar, cookies, bookmarks, history, etc) to a single account. This can also be an offline/local only account or tied to a google account to sync everywhere.

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2364824

On Mac, I keep separate Chrome windows for personal and work accounts. And I keep them in separate desktops, so I can easily switch using Ctrl-arrow.

Use the --profile option

Your talking about just multiple logins like Google allows right?

I still have to switch back and forth and would rather keep both open.

You can have them open in different chrome windows simultaneously. I keep one widow with my personal login and another with my work account and it works fine.

Thanks I'll give it a try again.

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